Human Cognitive Performance Suffers Following Natural Disasters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120211095351.htm

ScienceDaily (Feb. 11, 2012) — Not surprisingly, victims of a natural disaster can experience stress and anxiety, but a new study indicates that it might also cause them to make more errors -- some serious- in their daily lives. In their upcoming Human Factors article, "Earthquakes on the Mind: Implications of Disasters for Human Performance," researchers William S. Helton and James Head from the University of Canterbury explore how cognitive performance can decline after earthquakes and other natural disasters.

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